22-533: 54°38′24″N 3°24′43″W / 54.640°N 3.412°W / 54.640; -3.412 Allerdale was a non-metropolitan district of Cumbria , England, with borough status . Its council – Allerdale Borough Council – was based in Workington , and the borough had a population of 96,422 at the 2011 census. The Borough of Allerdale was formed under the Local Government Act 1972 , on 1 April 1974 by
44-587: A parish council , the lowest tier of local government in England. For Local Government purposes it is in the Cumberland unitary authority area . Above Derwent was previously in the electoral ward of Derwent Valley. The total population of this ward taken at the 2011 Census was 1,615. The parish is within the Workington constituency of the UK Parliament . As of 2020 it is represented by Mark Jenkinson of
66-434: A borough or district council. In these cases local government functions are divided between county and district councils, to the level where they can be practised most efficiently: Many districts have borough status , which means the local council is called a borough council instead of district council and gives them the right to appoint a mayor . Borough status is granted by royal charter and, in many cases, continues
88-425: A co-ordinating "Cluster group". The term "Derwent Seven Parishes" is used in defining the collecting scope of Keswick Museum , as Keswick is at the heart of the area covered by these parishes. A map illustrating the area of the parishes is included in an appendix to a document produced by Sustainable Keswick. Non-metropolitan district Non-metropolitan districts , or colloquially " shire districts ", are
110-425: A district will consist of a market town and its more rural hinterland. However districts are diverse with some being mostly urban such as Dartford, and others more polycentric such as Thurrock. Non-metropolitan districts are subdivisions of English non-metropolitan counties which have a two-tier structure of local government. Two-tier non-metropolitan counties have a county council and several districts, each with
132-457: A style enjoyed by a predecessor authority, which can date back centuries. Some districts such as Oxford or Exeter have city status , granted by letters patent , but this does not give the local council any extra powers other than the right to call itself a city council . By 1899, England had been divided at district level into rural districts , urban districts , municipal boroughs , county boroughs and metropolitan boroughs . This system
154-436: A type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially shire counties ) in a two-tier arrangement. Non-metropolitan districts with borough status are known as boroughs , able to appoint a mayor and refer to itself as a borough council. Some shire counties now have no sub divisions so are a single Non-metropolitan district such as Cornwall. Typically
176-530: A unitary authority or those that transferred from one county to another, including those that changed name. Nor does it include unitary authorities that have been abolished ( Bournemouth and Poole ). Above Derwent Above Derwent is a civil parish in Cumbria , England, to the west of Derwentwater and Keswick . It lies entirely within the Lake District National Park . At the 2011 Census
198-584: The District Councils' Network , special interest group which sits within the Local Government Association . The network's purpose is to "act as an informed and representative advocate for districts to government and other national bodies, based on their unique position to deliver for local people." This is a list of two-tier non-metropolitan counties and their districts. All unitary authorities are also non-metropolitan districts, which, with
220-577: The Freedom of the Borough of Allerdale. Elections to the borough council were held every four years with 49 councillors being elected from 23 wards . No party had a majority on the council since Labour lost their majority at the 2003 election . From the 2019 election until abolition in 2023, the council was jointly administered by the Conservative Party and independents. From March 2021 to March 2023
242-506: The Newlands Valley , and large areas of the surrounding fells. It includes the settlements of Braithwaite , Thornthwaite , Portinscale , Stair and Little Town . The A66 primary route enters the CP at its most northerly point, Beck Wythop . The most southerly point of the CP is about 1 km south-south-east of the summit of Dale Head , at grid reference NY228144 . Above Derwent has
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#1732844190055264-424: The leader of the council was Mark Johnson, a Conservative. The Derwent 7 Community Led Planning Group was set up in 2007 by the town and parish councils of Above Derwent , Bassenthwaite , Borrowdale , Keswick , St John's, Castlerigg and Wythburn , Threlkeld and Underskiddaw , with funding from Allerdale Borough Council, and was still in existence in 2017. It had four subgroups including one on transport, and
286-449: The areas for Wales and England had been enacted separately and there were no Welsh metropolitan areas, the term 'non-metropolitan district' does not apply to Wales. A similar system existed in Scotland , which in 1975 was divided into regions and districts, this was also abolished in 1996 and replaced with a fully unitary system . In England most of the district councils are represented by
308-487: The exception of those of Berkshire , are coterminous with non-metropolitan counties. For a full list of districts of all types including unitary authorities, metropolitan districts and London boroughs , see Districts of England . This is a list of former two-tier districts in England which have been abolished, by local government reorganisations such as the 2009 structural changes to local government in England . It does not include districts that still exist after becoming
330-469: The merger of the municipal borough of Workington , the urban districts of Maryport , Cockermouth and Keswick ; and the rural districts of Cockermouth and Wigton , all of which were within the administrative county of Cumberland . In 1995 Allerdale was granted borough status . The name derives from the ancient region of Allerdale, represented latterly by the two wards of Cumberland , called Allerdale-above-Derwent and Allerdale-below-Derwent,
352-468: The new unitary authority known as Cumberland , which also covers the former districts of Carlisle and Copeland . Workington was the largest settlement in the borough, and was the seat of the borough council. Allerdale House in Workington was the meeting place and primary office space used by the council. The building is known locally as "Perry's Palace" after former council chief executive Tony Perry, who
374-410: The parish had a population of 1,198 in 514 households, a small decrease from the 2001 figure of 1,207 living in 516 households. The area of the civil parish is 5,505 hectares (13,600 acres; 21.25 sq mi). Above Derwent CP comprised the ancient townships of Braithwaite, Coledale or Portinscale, and Thornthwaite, and the chapelry of Newlands". The population, according to the 1811 Census,
396-523: The present borough corresponding largely to the latter with parts of the former. Much of the area during the medieval period was a royal forest subject to forest law. In July 2021 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced that in April 2023, Cumbria would be reorganised into two unitary authorities . On 1 April 2023, Allerdale Borough Council was abolished and its functions transferred to
418-526: The two-tier structure, but reforms in the 1990s and 2009 reduced their number to 192. A further 55 non-metropolitan districts are now unitary authorities, which combine the functions of county and borough/district councils. In Wales , an almost identical two-tier system of local government existed between 1974 and 1996 (see Districts of Wales ). In 1996, this was abolished and replaced with an entirely unitary system of local government, with one level of local government responsible for all local services. Since
440-737: Was 668, "rising to 1115 in 1851 and then stable throughout the 19th Century". The parish is bounded to the east by Derwentwater , the River Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake, it includes sections of both lakes. To the West and South, the parish is bounded by the summit of Lord's Seat , the Whinlatter Pass , the summits of Grisedale Pike and Crag Hill, the Newlands Pass, and the summits of Robinson and Catbells .The parish comprises relatively low level land alongside and between both lakes, together with
462-611: Was abolished by the London Government Act 1963 and the Local Government Act 1972 . Non-metropolitan districts were created by this act in 1974 when England outside Greater London was divided into metropolitan counties and non-metropolitan counties. Metropolitan counties were sub-divided into metropolitan districts and the non-metropolitan counties were sub-divided into non-metropolitan districts. The metropolitan districts had more powers than their non-metropolitan counterparts. Initially, there were 296 non-metropolitan districts in
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#1732844190055484-469: Was responsible for its construction. Other settlements in the borough included: Abbeytown , Allonby , Aspatria , Bolton Low Houses , Bothel , Brigham , Broughton , Great Clifton , Cockermouth , Crosby , Dean , Dearham , Fletchertown , Flimby , Ireby , Keswick , Kirkbride , Maryport , Mawbray , Plumbland , Seaton , Silloth , Tallentire , Thursby , Waverton , Westnewton , and Wigton . The following people and military units have received
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